Restraining order modified for former Greeley-Evans School District 6 teacher’s assistant accused of sexual assault on a child

Jerica Enriquez, a former Greeley-Evans School District 6 teacher’s assistant accused of sexual assault on a child, is next scheduled to appear in court at 10 a.m. April 20.

A Weld District Court judge Friday morning agreed to revise the restraining order of a former Greeley-Evans School District 6 special education assistant charged with sexual assault on a child, so she can live at home with her family as her case progresses.

Prosecutors say Jerica Enriquez, 24, had sex with a Jefferson Middle School student at least twice, and sent him naked pictures of herself. Because of the sentence enhancers attached to the charges, if found guilty, she could face the rest of her life in prison, according to a news release from the Weld District Attorney's office.

Initially, Enriquez was not allowed any contact with children under the age of 18, according to a restraining order from Weld District Court. John Morrissey, the attorney representing Enriquez, said this is a problem, because she has three siblings under the age of 18, all of whom live at home.

"As a result of this case, she has lost her job," Morrissey said. "She has reached out to other family members to look for a place to live, but the issue is they all have children under the age of 18."

Weld Deputy District Attorney Brynne Gant argued against the modification, saying Enriquez posed a risk to her siblings.

"We only have her word that she can't find anywhere else to live," Gant said. "We don't have enough documentation."

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Weld District Judge Shannon Lyons was also concerned about Enriquez being a threat to her siblings' juvenile friends if they visited the house. He said at this point in the case, though, Enriquez is still presumed innocent, and so he changed the restraining order to allow her to have supervised contact with her siblings.

"I want to make very clear — the court is only authorizing contact with her siblings," Lyons said. "It does not authorize contact with other people under the age of 18."

He said since Enriquez's mother lives at home full-time, she should supervise Enriquez around the children.

What’s next

Jerica Enriquez, a former Greeley-Evans School District 6 teacher’s assistant accused of sexual assault on a child, is next scheduled to appear in court at 10 a.m. April 20.